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"The Code of good practice in electoral matters (CDL-AD(2002)023rev, item II.2.B) states :
“The fundamental elements of electoral law, in particular the electoral system proper, membership of electoral commissions and the drawing of constituency boundaries, should not be open to amendment less than one year before an election, or should be written in the constitution or at a level higher than ordinary law.”
II. The Venice Commission interprets this text as follows:
4. In particular, the following are considered fundamental rules :
- the electoral system proper, i.e. rules relating to the transformation of votes into seats;
- rules relating to the membership of electoral commissions or another body which organizes the ballot;
- the drawing of constituency boundaries and rules relating to the distribution of seats between the constituencies.
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